Join the Carbon Literacy Training for Creatives this May!

The upcoming Carbon literacy training will be delivered in 2 sessions (one online, and one in-person), and we ask participants to attend both:

- the online session: 16th of May, between 3pm - 5pm

- the in-person session: 18th of May, between 9am - 3.30pm (with short lunch break) at the Old Bakery Studios

This is the 2nd of 4 Carbon Literacy Training for Creatives sessions that we are aiming to organise this year.

Why “Carbon Literacy for Creatives” and who is this session aimed at?

Creativity and sustainability go hand in hand. And Cornwall is leading the way here. We want to inspire and empower the creative community to make a positive impact.

You might be an artist, illustrator, film maker, ceramicist, involved in theatre, marketing, designer, we know the list is very long so if you are in any of these categories or beyond please consider joining us and sharing this with your peers.

Creatives and creativity are a force for good. It’s up to us to build a more sustainable and equitable creative industry in Cornwall and beyond.

What is Carbon Literacy?

Carbon Literacy is an awareness of the carbon dioxide costs and impacts of everyday activities, and the ability and motivation to reduce emissions, on an individual, community and organisational basis (Carbon Literacy Project).

The Carbon Literacy Project was set up to give everyone, everywhere, a day of training on carbon literacy - and in doing so, empower people to make positive change. Today, over 26,000 individuals from over 2,000 organisations have been certified as Carbon Literate and that number is rising fast.

What you will gain:

Carbon literacy is there to enlighten, educate and empower.

Businesses and individuals taking part in carbon literacy training can expect to emerge upskilled and motivated to reduce their carbon impact both at work and in their personal lives.

Each individual training will receive certification, after submitting a small bit of homework online after the day and a £10 fee.

Join Leap and Green Works Consulting, for an informative and interactive Carbon Literacy for creative businesses training workshop – a course certified to a standard accredited by the Carbon Literacy Project and recognised by the United Nations.

This specific course has a strong focus on what role SMEs can play in carbon reduction and provides organisations with an awareness of the climate-related costs and impacts of their activities and the ability and motivation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Leap has been tasked as part of the Creative Manifesto to deliver a series of sustainability events for creatives.

This course is designed and co-facilitated by Green Works - a specialist in Net Zero transitions and embedding sustainability within business. Green Works have worked in partnership with the guidelines provided by the Carbon Literacy Project to create a workshop that contains both essential climate knowledge, but also how to translate this into business actions that will make an impact.

Is this course right for me?

This course is aimed at Creative SMEs within Cornwall who are looking to increase their awareness of carbon dioxide costs, impacts, and most importantly how to reduce emissions. We are trying to create a community of Net Zero champions within Cornish SMEs and so the course would be especially useful for those people who have a responsibility for sustainability and carbon reduction within their role (or would like to take the lead in the future)

The course will enable you to empower your team to take climate action and will also give you the knowledge, skills and confidence to act to reduce your carbon emissions to support your company’s journey to Net Zero.

Other notes

- you can choose between getting a free ticket, or a pay what you can afford ticket (a minimum of £20 for the pay what you can afford is recommended as a commitment - funds generated will be donated to a Cornwall based charity or CIC). The actual cost of the course is £800 which Leap will be funding. This work is supported by Cornwall Council as part of the Culture and Creative Investment Programme and is part of their commitment to encourage environmental sustainability made in the Creative Manifesto.

- Vegetarian or vegan lunch included.

- Please bring your laptop or tablet.

- After the day, you will have around two hours of homework to submit and pay a £10 fee to The Carbon Literacy Project to get your verification certificate.

- You can use this in business, your CV, and your socials.

- Please also consider making a pledge to the www.sustainablecreativecharter.com and make a commitment to applying the Sustainable Creative principles in your craft!

If there is a problem with the tickets, please contact ioana@leap.eco directly!